Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Ginger Snaps Back is almost a retelling of the events of Ginger Snaps, except it's set in the 19th century Canadian wilderness. The production value has been majorly improved from the first two, to say that it's visually stunning would be an understatement. They definitely take more time with character development and telling the story this time, and the movie flows nicely. One thing that kind of bothered me is that they never explained why the sisters are alone or where they were originally on their way to. Ginger says something about being orphaned when their parents drowned, but judging from Brigitte's reaction that's obviously not the truth. I really enjoyed this one (more than the second), but there's just something lacking that keeps this film from being great. The DVD has a lot of interesting commentary and behind the scenes features. It would have been nice if there was a commentary with Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins, but the distributors wouldn't allow it... probably si... Read more

Unexpectedly good. They were showing a bunch of the Ginger Snaps movies on SciFi channel this weekend, and I somehow stumbled into this one. Two sisters are trekking through the wilderness and come across a destoryed indian camp, and then a dying trading fort where there seems to be some big terrible secret that nobody will talk about. It turns out there are werewolves lurking around - those that get bitten turn into werewolves themselves. I realize as I write this that it sounds awful, but it's really pretty well done.

The Ginger Snaps Trilogy is made up of Ginger Snaps, Ginger Snaps II:Unleashed, and Ginger Snaps Back:The Beginning. The pair of sisters are played by the same actresses here - Brigitte[Emily Perkins] and Ginger [Katharine Isabelle] reprise their roles in this prequel [though the last of the trilogy]. In this instalment, the year is 1815 and two sisters, Ginger and Brigitte find themselves orphaned after a shipwreck claims thel ives of their parents. They find themselves wandering around in a forest in wintertime, and meet a 'seer', an old woman who tells them "Kill the boy, or one sister will kill the other." After this prophecy, the pair of sisters find themselves being led to a remote trading outpost by a mysterious Native American, the Hunter [Nathaniel Arcand] where they are less than welcome. Turns out that many lives have been lost under mysterious circumstances - and later, the sisters find out that werewolves are stalking the remaining inhabitants of the outpost. When one o... Read more

This was a long time fav for me when I first saw it.lol Im very picky about how I like my werewolves to look and this is how I LOVE them to look!^_^ I am very pleased with my order of this video that I am ordering the first Ginger Snaps and the second Ginger Snaps: Unleashed!!^_^ The actors are....well great actors and I am suprised not to see them in more movies.

The Fitzgerald sisters (Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle) are back, WAY back! Set in the 1800s, GINGER SNAPS BACK: THE BEGINNING, takes the girls into the deep woods where magic and terror abound. Seeking refuge at an isolated fort, Bridgette and Ginger must face the hardened occupants who do not seem to appreciate their company. Fear grips the men (there are no other women), and the Fitzgeralds soon find themselves in a battle for survival against hordes of night-beasts! Ginger discovers a dark secret that alters her entire life, leading to one more test of the sisters' ultimate love for each other. This one also has a crazy preacher to dole out the fire and brimstone! He's a one-man hoot-a-thon! Can the gals survive his superstitious insanity? I love all three GS movies and hope there's a fourth (and fifth)! As long as Ms. Perkins and Ms. Isabelle are in them, I'd watch just about anything! They are a great modern horror team. Highly recommended...

This film may confuse some. It is the third film in the Ginger Snaps story/franchise, but it is essentially a historical prelude. Set in the early 19th century north American frontier (possibly a provice of Canada), the story follows two sisters who come across a cursed and almost abandoned fort (the North Legion Trading Company). The story mimics the basic plot of the first film, but in a historical context. Unlike the original, the sisters believe that if they kill a certain child, they'll be spared or cured of the curse of lycanthropy. The acting is good if not excellent and the mood is certainly creepy and with an air of sinister portent. The lead actresses manage to keep the adolescent angst of the first film, but in the context of 19th century frontier isolation the acting seems a bit anachronistic. Similarly, anachronisms like Ginger boxing with a guard are not in keeping with mores of how women behaved during this time period. Ultimately, the finale seems rushed and inconclusiv... Read more